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History museums as tourist attractions: a comparison of Hong Kong and Macau.

Chan, Yee On Christine. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-115). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Literature Review --- p.4 / Changing role of today's museums and tourism --- p.4 / Tourists as potential museum visitors --- p.7 / Discussion --- p.13 / Methodologies --- p.15 / In-depth interview --- p.15 / Observation --- p.17 / Analyses of guide books and promotional materials --- p.18 / Comparative analysis --- p.19 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- TWO CITIES: HONG KONG AND MACAU --- p.20 / Historical and Economic Development of Hong Kong and Macau --- p.20 / Historical background of Hong Kong --- p.20 / Historical background of Macau --- p.22 / Economic structure of Hong Kong --- p.24 / Economic structure of Macau --- p.25 / Cultural heritage and museums in Hong Kong and Macau --- p.26 / Discussion --- p.28 / Destination Image and History Museums --- p.29 / Image of Hong Kong --- p.29 / Image of Macau --- p.31 / Discussion --- p.33 / Construction of Image --- p.34 / Governing bodies of the two museums --- p.40 / Management of the two museums --- p.43 / Summary --- p.46 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND THE MUSEUM OF MACAU --- p.47 / The Hong Kong Museum of History --- p.47 / Location and mission of the Hong Kong Museum of History --- p.48 / Content and facilities of the Hong Kong Museum of History --- p.49 / From the perspective of tourists --- p.56 / The Museum of Macau --- p.59 / Location and mission of the Museum of Macau --- p.59 / Content and facilities of the Museum of Macau --- p.60 / From the perspective of tourists --- p.65 / Summary --- p.67 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- TOURISTS' CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND EXPECTATIONS TOWARDS THE HISTORY MUSEUM --- p.70 / Tourists' Cultural Backgrounds --- p.70 / "Tourists from ""Western"" countries" --- p.71 / Tourists from the Chinese mainland and other countries --- p.74 / Tourists' backgrounds and their expectation towards the museums --- p.76 / "Tourism, Curiosity and Museum Visiting" --- p.78 / Educational Level of Visitors and Educational Function of Museums --- p.79 / Summary --- p.84 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- INTEGRATION AND COMPARISON: HISTORY MUSEUMS ARE NOT AN ISOLATED ENTITY --- p.87 / Conceptual and Geographical Affiliation between History Museum and the City --- p.87 / Image affiliation --- p.88 / Geographical affiliation --- p.89 / Summary --- p.90 / Reflections from Tourists --- p.92 / The Multi-Functions of History Museums --- p.94 / Tourism and the economic function --- p.94 / Tourism and its educational function --- p.96 / Summary --- p.100 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONCLUSION --- p.101 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.109 / APPENDIX 1 PHOTO --- p.116

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326431
Date January 2009
ContributorsChan, Yee On Christine., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anthropology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, [4], 118 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Macau (Special Administrative Region), China
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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